{"id":67396,"date":"2020-09-03T14:42:42","date_gmt":"2020-09-03T14:42:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gamerant.com\/star-trek-non-binary-transgender-characters\/"},"modified":"2020-09-03T14:42:42","modified_gmt":"2020-09-03T14:42:42","slug":"star-trek-adds-franchises-first-non-binary-and-transgender-characters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/wordpress\/index.php\/2020\/09\/03\/star-trek-adds-franchises-first-non-binary-and-transgender-characters\/","title":{"rendered":"Star Trek Adds Franchise’s First Non-Binary and Transgender Characters"},"content":{"rendered":"

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CBS All Access’ Star Trek: Discovery\u00a0<\/em>announced the addition of Blu del Barrio and Ian Alexander to the cast of the series. Alexander will portray Star Trek’<\/em>s first transgender character while del Barrio will play the first non-binary main character in the franchise’s history.<\/p>\n

Both del Barrio and Alexander will make their first appearances in the upcoming third season of Star Trek: Discovery<\/em>, which is scheduled to debut in October 2020<\/a>. Alexander, an out trans actor, will play a transgender Trill character named Gray after previously portraying roles in\u00a0Netflix’s\u00a0The OA<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0the Naughty Dog\u00a0video game\u00a0The Last of Us Part II. <\/i>However,\u00a0del Barrio’s role as the non-binary character named\u00a0Adira in Star Trek: Discovery\u00a0<\/em>marks their\u00a0onscreen acting debut.<\/p>\n

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During an interview with GLADD, del Barrio shed some light on what Star Trek<\/em> fans can expect from Aidra when the character debuts in Discovery<\/em><\/a>. “Adira is a wonderfully complex character. Mainly because of this duality they have within them: they’re astonishingly intelligent and yet they’re still a kid. They experience their emotions at a heightened level, like most teenagers. That’s what makes them so fun to play,” del Barrio explained. “I like to describe them as cerebrally brilliant and emotionally a puppy. Adira is an introvert, but they keep a few people close to the chest, which I definitely resonate with. I don’t want to say too much and get in trouble, but all in all, Adira is a uniquely strange and beautiful character.”<\/p>\n